Cut to the Quick: The Consequences of Relational Aggression Among Our Sons & Daughters
Summary: <a href="http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/" target="_blank"></a>We’ve all heard “mean girl” stories and many of us probably have lived them. But the social rejection and humiliation kids inflict on each other is not unique to girls; in fact, this week’s Mom Enough guest cites evidence that relational aggression is equally common among boys and girls. Whatever the gender of the children involved, being on the receiving end can be devastating. And as wrong as it seems, there often are rewards for the perpetrators in terms of popularity and social status. As researcher <a href="http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/" target="_blank">Adrienne Banny</a> attests, it will take a concerted effort by parents, teachers and other caring adults to turn around this very disturbing trend!<br> <br> <br> <br> What has been your experience with relational aggression, either in your own life or that of your children? How did you deal with it? Based on what you heard in this week’s Mom Enough discussion, what could you do at home, school or in your community to help reduce relational aggression?<br> <br> <br> <br> For more information on longitudinal studies of relational aggression at the U of M, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16741683" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br> <br> For the Institute of Child Development at the U of M, <a href="http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br> <br> For our ME show on bullying with Sticks and Stones author Emily Bazelon, <a href="http://momenough.com/2015/05/sticks-and-stones" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br> <br> For parenting resources from PACER, <a href="http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/parents/" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Understanding the Threat of Bullying from Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota, <a href="https://www.childrensmn.org/images/advocacy/bullying/bullyingwhitepaper_01q_final_web.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>.
